"Sympathectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D013562
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.210.105.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sympathectomy- Sympathectomy
- Sympathectomies
- Sympathetic Denervation
- Denervation, Sympathetic
- Denervations, Sympathetic
- Sympathetic Denervations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sympathectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Key questions regarding the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2023 04 22; 401(10385):1337-1338.
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Long-term outcomes after catheter-based renal artery denervation for resistant hypertension: final follow-up of the randomised SYMPLICITY HTN-3 Trial. Lancet. 2022 10 22; 400(10361):1405-1416.
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Thoracoscopic sympathectomy decreases disease burden in patients with medically refractory ventricular arrhythmias. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 05 02; 34(5):783-790.
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Knowledge of surgical management of hyperhidrosis among primary care physicians and the general public. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 05 02; 34(5):791-798.
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Renal denervation in hypertension patients: Proceedings from an expert consensus roundtable cosponsored by SCAI and NKF. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 09; 98(3):416-426.
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Ventricular arrhythmia suppression with ivabradine in a patient with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia refractory to nadolol, flecainide, and sympathectomy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 05; 43(5):527-533.
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Renal denervation: one step backwards, three steps forward. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2018 10; 14(10):602-604.
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Catheter-Based Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension: Will It Ever Be Ready for "Prime Time"? Am J Hypertens. 2017 Sep 01; 30(9):841-846.
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High screen failure rate in patients with resistant hypertension: Findings from SYMPLICITY HTN-3. Am Heart J. 2017 Oct; 192:76-84.
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Reduced blood pressure-lowering effect of catheter-based renal denervation in patients with isolated systolic hypertension: data from SYMPLICITY HTN-3 and the Global SYMPLICITY Registry. Eur Heart J. 2017 01 07; 38(2):93-100.